ANTERIOR CENTRAL CATARACT
\antˈi͡əɹɪə sˈɛntɹə͡l kˈatɐɹˌakt], \antˈiəɹɪə sˈɛntɹəl kˈatɐɹˌakt], \a_n_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə s_ˈɛ_n_t_ɹ_əl k_ˈa_t_ɐ_ɹ_ˌa_k_t]\
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An opacity of the central point or region of the anterior capsule and of the anterior layers of the lens immediately beneath it. It may be congenital, but is frequently formed in early childhood as the result of a perforating ulcer of the cornea.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].